Chapter 876 Rebellion in the Palace

The official and the queen looked at each other and smiled. The official extended his hand to signal and said softly.

"My dear, no need to be polite!"

Li Zhan nodded, stood up, and sat down again without any hesitation or nervousness, which made the Queen's eyes flash with admiration.

The queen's real surname is Cao, and she is the granddaughter of Cao Bin, the founding hero of the Northern Song Dynasty and a famous general. The 18-year-old Cao entered the palace according to the imperial edict and was made queen. She has a kind nature, is familiar with classics and history, and is good at writing in white. She does not seek luxury in life, advocates frugality, and is cautious and courageous in doing things. She also attached great importance to crops and often planted grains in the palace gardens, collected mulberry and raised silkworms, which earned her great respect from the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.

At this moment, Li Zhan, who had just sat down, heard a noise coming from a distance outside the palace, and faint screams of fighting could be heard. Li Zhan's expression changed, and he immediately stood up and spoke to the officials. road.

"Officials, there is a rebellion in the palace, please close the palace door tightly!"

The officials and the queen were stunned when they heard this. Although they were frightened, they remained calm and did not panic and asked.

"What does Aiqing mean by this? Where is the rebellion?"

Li Zhan listened carefully to the faint sound of hurried footsteps outside the palace, a hint of anxiety appeared on his face, and said anxiously.

"Officials, I have extraordinary ears. I heard the sounds of fighting everywhere in the palace. I would like to ask the officials to make a decision as soon as possible, otherwise things may change later."

The official was stunned for a moment, a trace of hesitation appeared on his face, then turned into determination, and he immediately ordered.

"Close the palace door immediately, and pass the decree to close the palace door tightly, and no one is allowed to enter or exit!"

Li Zhan nodded. The officials still had great trust in him. Although Ciyuan Hall was no different at this time, they still listened to his suggestions, which moved Li Zhan extremely.

Li Zhan thought that although not all the guards in the palace had participated in the rebellion, but there was no leader to command them, they might not be the opponents of the rebels such as King Yan, so he made another suggestion.

"Please also ask Your Majesty to send an order to summon soldiers and horses from around Bianjing to enter the city to protect him. Since the thieves dare to cause trouble, the troops in Bianjing City may have been controlled!"

The official took a deep look at Li Zhan, and for some reason did not question whether Li Zhan was lying. He directly wrote an edict, asking the palace officials to take the path out of the palace and invite soldiers and horses to come to the capital to escort him.

Li Zhan looked at the official with candid eyes. There were some things he couldn't say directly, so he was very surprised that the official was willing to trust him. He just wanted to do his best and obey fate, as long as he protected the official's life. I didn't expect the official to be so decisive and trust him, but he made the decision without any intention, which is surprising.

Li Zhan stood up and walked towards a guard in the palace. He borrowed a long spear and weighed it in his hand. It was too light. Compared with his big iron gun, it was too heavy to hold. The hand looked light and airy, and then he shook the gun body, and a few cold stars bloomed in the sky, which was amazing.

A glimmer of understanding flashed in the official's eyes, and he still sat quietly at the top, smiling.

"It seems that I underestimated Aiqing. I never thought that Aiqing could actually practice martial arts well. Marquis Ningyuan was mistaken!"

Li Zhan turned around and smiled brightly, looked at the officials and the queen who were still calm, and said with a smile.

"If the officials and ministers were not skilled in martial arts, how could they have repeatedly asked for external transfers and wanted to lead troops at the border!"

The official suddenly understood, a hint of embarrassment flashed across his face, and he apologized.

"It's my fault. I have been suppressing you and not letting you leave Bianjing City!"

Li Zhan cupped his fists and raised his hands, with a hint of gratitude on his face, and said in a deep voice.

"The officials love and protect the humble ministers. How can the humble ministers not shed tears of gratitude!"

The officials always thought that he was powerless, so they did not want him to take risks and suffer hardships. They always suppressed Li Zhan's request and refused to approve the memorial. Although it was against Li Zhan's original intention, it was for his own good after all. Li Zhan was also very grateful.

The official was relieved that Li Zhan finally understood his painstaking efforts and was about to say a few more words. There was sudden chaos outside the hall, with constant sounds of fighting and screams coming from the hall. At this time, everyone in the hall finally changed their expressions.

Although the officials believed Li Zhan's words and closed the palace door, they were still murmuring in their hearts. They just knew that Li Zhan would not joke about such a big event, so they wrote the edict with doubts and ordered the palace door to be closed. Now he heard it with his own ears. When he saw the noise outside the palace, he extinguished any hope of luck in his heart. He looked solemn and stared at the palace door tightly.

Li Zhan did not dare to be careless. He walked to Guan Jia's side, stood behind Guan Jia, and stood with his gun raised.

"Guan family, don't worry, I will protect the official family to the death!"

The official glanced at Li Zhan who stretched out his hand to protect him, nodded, and nervously watched the movement outside the palace door.

After a while, there was no sound of fighting outside the hall, and everyone looked nervous. They could only clench their sweaty palms and wait quietly.

"boom!"

"boom!"

The rebels outside the palace actually started to knock on the door. The palace people resisted the door, hoping to guard the door of Ciyuan Temple. However, they could not resist. After a while, the door was blocked. After knocking it open, King Yan walked into the palace swaggeringly under the guard of the imperial guards.

The imperial guards who rushed in killed everyone they saw, sweeping with their swords. In a short time, all the palace people were dead and wounded, leaving only the eunuch chief Zhu Neishi beside Queen Cao and Li Zhan behind the official family.

King Yan was so proud and arrogant that he looked at the officials and the queen in the palace. He did not hide his inner ambition at all and directly forced the officials to write the edict of passing the throne.

The officials were unwilling, so King Yan wanted to use force, but after all, he was concerned about the official's identity and was afraid that the pressure would be too much, which would lead to the death of the fish and the net. Without the official's imperial edict, he could control the situation in Bianjing even for a short time. , but he will definitely be killed by the soldiers and horses escorted by King Qin.

Only by obtaining the imperial edict from the official family, can he legitimately ascend the throne as emperor and be recognized by the people of the world. This is the importance of fame and position.

For a moment, there was a stalemate in the Ciyuan Palace. King Yan glanced at Li Zhan standing behind the official, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then burst into laughter.

"Scholar Li, what are you doing? Why is it that the hand holding the pen while writing is holding a murder gun?"

King Yan naturally knew this alternative in the court. In order to compete with King Yong for the throne, he tried to win over Li Zhan. Unfortunately, Li Zhan was out of touch and ignored his overtures. Of course, he also treated King Yong in this way.

King Yan didn't hate Li Zhan, because although Li Zhan didn't turn to him, he didn't turn to King Yong either. He never interfered with the matter of establishing a prince, so he was considered a neutral faction. In addition, Li Zhan had many clear ideas. He was famous for his outstanding knowledge and talents, which made King Yan fall in love with talents.

Now that victory is in sight, King Yan has no intention of harming Li Zhan. He thinks that he will need Li Zhan after he ascends the throne, so he talks to Li Zhan quite kindly.

Li Zhan was happy to delay. Although he was sure of breaking out of the siege, he was still weak and could not put down the rebellion by himself. He still had to wait for the opportunity.

"Of course it's the escort officer Zhou Quan!"

King Yan laughed and thought Li Zhan's answer was a bit funny. He thought Li Zhan was just a weak scholar with no strength, so he didn't mind. He just took a look and stopped talking to Li Zhan.